Generic Drug Appearance

Generic medication appearance Key point: When providing generic prescriptions, warn patients about generic medication colors and shapes. Citation: Kesselheim AS, Bykov K, Avorn J, et al. Burden of changes in pill appearance for patients receiving generic cardiovascular medications after myocardial infarction: Cohort and nested case–control studies. Ann Intern Med. 2014; 161:96-103. Researchers in this study attempted to determine if changes in color or shape of a generic drug led to discontinuation of that drug. Patients …

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